Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have existed primarily since Reconstruction with the primary mission of providing postsecondary education to Black Americans. The legacy of the 107 … [Read more...]
UWM School of Ed Committed to Boosting Teacher Diversity
By Dan Simmons Alan Shoho is UWM’s School of Education dean, but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped learning himself. One example: At the invitation of a friend, he recently attended services at … [Read more...]
Hikers Head 320 Miles North to Support the Great Lakes
By Angela McManaman They share an alma mater, UW-Milwaukee, as well as bachelor’s degrees in conservation and an employer, Milwaukee County Parks. Starting August 26, conservationists Alyssa A … [Read more...]
Pat Baldwin Followed his Basketball Heart, and it Led Him to UWM
By Howie Magner It’s the morning of his introduction as UWM’s new men’s basketball head coach, and Pat Baldwin is telling a story. There was a time when he was done with basketball, another g … [Read more...]
Perspective and Policy Shape Education Professor’s Expertise
By Angela McManaman In a village just outside Dakar, Senegal, people wonder if the 8-year-old girl who won’t talk and avoids eye contact is bewitched. In a Milwaukee high school, a … [Read more...]
Love, Optimism, Dedication Inspire UWM Student to Help Reform Foster Care
By Kathy Quirk Jameelah A. Love spent her childhood bouncing from house to house as her family life unraveled. At age 14, she went into the foster care system. Now Love, who just finished … [Read more...]
Riverside Alum Hopes His Passion for Teaching Inspires New Educators
By Kathy Quirk Sometimes when he walks into a classroom for the first time, Nate Deans sees the surprise in his students’ eyes. “I may be the first African-American male teacher they have eve … [Read more...]
Making a Book – and a New Life
By Kathy Quirk The first-grader pasted a photo of his school’s water fountain onto a piece of construction paper and carefully copied the word “bubbler” underneath it. That page is just one of m … [Read more...]
A Couple Who Shares it All: Kids, College and Career Goals
By Kathy Quirk Three years ago, Amber and Jared Anderson drove to Drake University in Iowa and back in one day to hear well-known scientist and educator Neil deGrasse Tyson speak. That’s one … [Read more...]
UWM Launches Education Partnership with MPS, MATC
By Angela McManaman UWM, Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area Technical College officially launched their joint education initiative, M³ (pronounced M-cubed), on Wednesday, Jan. … [Read more...]
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